If anything, it's a box of madeleines for his African boyhood.

Being served madeleines on top of everything else is part of the experience.

They also offer plain, pistachio and chocolate madeleines, far right.

Place on the middle shelf of the oven and bake until the madeleines are golden – about 10 minutes.

It's a bit like Proust's madeleines - it takes you back to your childhood.

A show on madeleines began with a reverential reading from Proust.

The chocolate madeleines - surprisingly low in fat - are much too good to limit to diet times.

The effect could not have been more powerful if a bunch of madeleines had suddenly rained down from the ceiling.

We retire to the lecture theatre to learn about truffle madeleines.

For some, opening the green and yellow box is like Proust discovering 64 madeleines.

Much to Madeleines annoyance, she couldnt access the rest of the conversation.

Lent is at hand and a colleague of John's is giving up madeleines.

And those madeleines disappear because they are a wonderful, entirely ephemeral treat.

They are my madeleines: ever reminding me of Christmas and my grandmother.

Save room for those free cookies, candies and madeleines.

She pushed nickels into the slots and found her madeleines behind the little glass doors.

And, of course, Marcel presents a gift box of his madeleines.

Serve the jellies with the cinnamon madeleines and a bowl of Jersey cream.

Along with the check came a napkin enclosing Key lime madeleines, served warm.

Of course, his past had the savor of madeleines.

I had all those madeleines to myself.

It cradles a dozen or so shell shaped cakes called madeleines.

"Like saltwater taffy, madeleines have a long shelf life," he said.

Cameron made some beautiful madeleines for dessert, which we piled high on a porcelain platter.

For individual madeleines, follow the batter recipe below.